Furniture construction.



D. R. GROSSMAN.

FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION. APPLIOATION FILED 00T.13, 191s.

Patented June 23,1914.

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D. R. GROSSMAN. FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION. APPLIGATIQN FILED 0012.13, 191s.

1,101,276. Patented June 23, 1914.

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Zai/essen I r11/ffl for lDANIEL n. GaossmaN, or Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

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To all whom it may' concern:

Be it known` that I, DANIEL R. GRossMAN,

. a citizen of the United States, residingat Los A eles, in thecounty of Los Angeles,`

It is a further State o California, have invented new and useful Improvements in' Furniture Constructions, of which thefollowing isa spec'liication. v y

This invention relates to furniture constructions, and the principal obj ect is to pro` vide means forconcealing a bed which will 4.simulate a novel form of furniture-construc- 'tioninaroonn l i It is also an object to provide means to conceal a bed in which a portion of the bed is used to'form a seat for a novel form of furniture construction placed against the side of a wall.

kIt is also an .object'to provide housings for'entirely concealing the `foot and head portions of a bed so that these housings form the ends of a counterfeit davenport, closures and covers being provided so that no parts of the bed framey show when so housed.

It is also an object to form a housing for a bed simulating a davenport', the housing being' secured adjacent and opening ,into a closet. v

object to form a housing on either side ofa wall separating a room or porch from another room, the housings simulating a bench ordavenport on both or either side and entirely enveloping the bed.

In'the drawings accompanying this specication: Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of an interior of a roomhavi-ng the invention applied thereto, the bed being concealed in the davenport placed next to the closet door. Fig. 2 is an enlarged front elevation of' the arts as shownin Fig. 1 the back panel being roken away to show a portion-of the'bed within the openinginto 'the closet. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the closet and davenport on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, viewed in the direction-indicated by the arrows, a portion of the mattress being broken away to show the locking means. Fig. 4:" is a detail section of the housing on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3 viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the modified form of the couch showing a fixed seat therefor, with one of the doors of the housing shown in openposition. Fig. 6 is a section ofthe modification on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5, viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig. 7 is a detail in perspeci Specification of Letters Patent.v Application filed October 13, 1913. Serial No. 794,797.

Patented June ze, 1914.

tive-showing a modified forni of supporting` a movable portion of the davenport adjacent the arm end thereof. Fig. 8 is a-section of the housing on the line 8-8 of Fig. 6, viewed -in the direction `indicated by the arrows,

showing `the modified method of closing the door to .the housing. Fig. 9 is a plan view of a typical apartment structure showing the beds in adjoining apartments extending into the closet section of each apartment. Fig. 10 is a pl'an view showin an arrangement 1n whloh the bed is entire y concealed within twohousings simulating a davenport, one being placed on either side of la wall separating the porch Afrom a room. Fig. 11, is a section on the line 11-11 of Fig. 10, show.- ing the transverse section of the porch through the davenport or bench on the outer porch.

More specifically in the drawings, 10 designates the wall or portion forming one side of a room which it is desired to be alternately used as a bedroom or reception room, an opening 11 being cut in the wall equal to the length of the bed 12 and the height of its bed-post 14, with suicient clearance to allow the bed to roll therethrough, the opening 11 being out or formed of such depth into 'an .adjoining room or closet, sleeping porch,

or built-on portion of a building, as to accommodate all .of the widthy of the bed that it is not desired to use as a seat or davenport formed therewith by the end housings 16 which projects fromthe sides of the opening 11 and is built up as desired of any specific type of architecture to agree with the type used inthe room, that Shown in Fig. 1

being of the popular mission type consisting of posts 17 and 18 with panels interposed therebetween, the posts being formed vof a plurality of pieces of board, the rabbeted front panel 19 of which is pivotally mounted upon a hinge 20 at one corner of the post so that this may be opened and the space formed intermediate the sides of the paneled housings forming arms being adapted to contain and conceal from view the metal or other work forming the head and foot of the bed 12.

The inner paneling 21 of these ends does not extend to the floor but only to a point that will just clear the top of the mattress 22 soY that a slot 24 is formed through which the mattress and the side bars 25 supporting the springs will pass. To 'cover over this extension 26 is formed on the panel 19 which overlaps the exposed end portion of the slot 24 of the inner panel 21. Clo-se to the top of the portion 26 a latch 30 is providedpreferably a cupboard latch under the tension of a spring 31 to engage in a .slot 32 in a groove cut on the panel 21, this latch being vadapted to be pressed outwardly to release the door so it can be opened to permit the bed to ybe pulled out. To conceal' the side bar 25a curtain 34 is provided which extends -from the top ofthe mattress to the floor at one end so that when the bed is inclosed ther bed is concealed and a drapery completes the f couch effect. To form a back for the davenport a panel 37 is hinged in the top' of the opening'll by means of hinges 38, this panel being of such length as to fill up the intermediate space between the panels 21 and of such depth as to be preferably in an -inclined position .shown in Fig. 3 when the lower edge rests upon the mattress and against the stops 13 on the rear of the inner panels 21,to prevent said panel 37 from swinging back too far.

In the modifications shown in Figs. 5 to 8 a different form of end housing is provided o f a rococo type. In this type the front portion or panel 40 of the-housing ends 41,.

consists only of the 011e piece, a longitudinal panel 42 extending from one end 41 to the other to cover over the slot 24,`this'panel being hinged to the fixed seat 43 by means of spring hinges 44. The back 45 of this modiication is also fixed and the rear portion of the seat is supported by suitable braces 46 preferably extending from the top of the recess 11. The locks 48 for the doors of this modiiication slide toward one another and the latches have eyes therein to which are secured cords 49 which 'are each joined to a ring 50 which falls within easy reach of the lower end of the panel42. The panels 19, 40' and 42l may be provided with spring hinges which normally hold them in open position so that one person can readily withdraw the bed or return the same through the openings. The locks 48 hold the panel 40 in position and a suitable lock, not shown being used to secure the panel 42 which covers over the slots 24, as described in the front form. In the modification shown in Fig. 7 'a leg 45 is secured to the panel 42 adjacent itsends to form a finish and concoal the feet of the adjoining bed posts, and also form a substantial support for the panel 42 and the seat 43 when the panel 42 is down. To properly guide the bed within the housings'and the spaceprovided in the closet, tracks 51 are provided, preferably formed of beaded rails of any desired material, and to secure the bed from movement when used as a davenport by pressure against the same, a depression 53 is formed in the door in which the casters 54 of the Vbering in the y furniture havino outer bed posts rest and prevent easy move- By this means a person may occupy either the porch or the room, by withdrawing the bed into either one ofthedesiredportions mentioned, and when the bedis'withdrawn within the room duringy inclement weather the hinged seat with its riser entirelypre-` vents entrance of objectionable `drafts of air. What Iclaimis: .f l. In a furniture construction, in combination with an apertured wall, of an article of furniture having yhollow side arms mounted adjacent said wall, the hollow side arms of said article. communicating at the rear thereof with apertures in the wall,l and a bed having a foot and head frame adapted to partially chamber in said apertured wall,-

the foot and vhead frame-also partially chamj hollow armsof said Varticle of furniture. l i

2. In a furniture construction 1n comblna- 'tionwith'a recessed wallfof an article of side arms mounted adja-y dcent said wall, the hollow side armsof said article communicating at the rear thereof with av recess in said wall, the front of said hollow side arms being open, means to'close said openings and a bed having a foot and head frame adapted to partially chamber in' said recess, the remainder of the `foot and head frame being housed inthe hollow arms of said article of furniture.

^ 3. A furniture construction, comprising a bed frame having side bars, and end pieces, apertured hollow housing adapted to inclose portions of the ends of said bed, doors for 'said housing adapted to admitthe end of said bed, vand means to lock said doors when i the bed. is placed within-its -endswi-thin said housing so that the portion of the bed intermediate said hollow housings will form a seat, the housings and seat simulating a davenport. f

4. A furniture construction, comprising a bed having side bars and ends, a mattress thereon, hollow slotted and apertured housings adapted to be secured to thewall of a room adjacent a recess therein and so spaced as to inclose a' portion of said bed` and its end pieces and side bars, doorstoclose said apertures, and a panel disposed intermediate said housings and hinged to a portion of said wall adjacent said hollow form a back -for the portion of the'bed intermediate said hollow housingfiifhereby a davenport is formedadjacent the wall to ing adapted for the reception of the bed into said frame, and means to lock said doors after the bed is housed Within said 15 frames, to simulate a davenport.

In Witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 29th day of September, 1913.

DANIEL R. GROSSMAN.

Witnesses: W. l?. KEENE,

MARIE BA'rrEY. 

